As the knowledge centre for standardisation in Belgium, NBN regularly monitors and analyses standards that are referenced in regulations.
NBN publishes an overview of all regulatory texts published in the Belgian Official Gazette that refer to standards. This overview is regularly updated.
Disclaimer: the overview only gives direct references (dated or undated) and the hyperlink refers you to the page of the text in question in the Belgian Official Gazette. The oldest text goes back to 1997.
The European Union also uses standards to support European policies. Among them are harmonised standards. These are European standards that a European standardisation body (CEN, CENELEC or ETSI) develops at the request of the European Commission. Through harmonised standards, you can prove that your products or services meet the technical requirements of the relevant EU legislation.
You've certainly seen CE on toys, medical devices or electrical appliances. This CE mark indicates thatthe product meets high European safety, health and environmental requirements.
As a policy maker, you often spend a lot of time determining technical requirements for new or updated regulations. There’s a more efficient way to do this! Using technical requirements from existing standards not only saves you time, but also ensures that the content has broad support.
On this page you'll find all the infomation you need, with handy tools to get started right away.
